Smoke-bell for gas-burners.



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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, I IQOB.

' Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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UNITED STATES JOSEPH HILL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SMOKE-BELL FOR GAS-BURNERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application filed August 20, 1908. Serial N 0. 449,404.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HILL, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke-Bells for Gas- Burners, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to smoke bells for gas and other burners, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which is rotatably supported and which is rapidly rotated by the heat arising from the burner, whereby an attractive result is produced and the ascending roducts of combustion distributed and reflected and the unconsumed carbon prevented from being deposited on the ceiling over the burner.

The invention is fully disclosedin the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view showing my improved smoke bell and one method of supporting it over a burner, Fig. 2 a similar view showing my improved smoke bell used in connection with a chandelier, Fig. 3 a bottom plan view of the smoke bell, Fig. 4 a partial section onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and ;Fig. 5 a sectional detail of a part of the means for suspending the bell.

In Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing I have shown at a an ordinary gas burner attachment which may be secured to a wall or other support, and at I) my improved smoke bell suspended from a ceiling or ceiling attachment 0 over the burner.

The bell b consists of a disk I), the bottom surface of which at its outer edge portion, is provided with a plurality of blades b which are separate and distinct and set at an acute angle to the periphery of the disk.

In practice I prefer to cast or form the bell from glass or other earthen ware, but said bell maybe formed of metal if desired. The central portion of the disk b is preferably reinforced by washers b and b and secured therein is an attaching device or pin d with which is connected a suspending device or wire (1 with the upper end of which is connected another in d which passes through the bottom of a ox-shaped or other suitable y link or hanger device (1 and is provided at its upper end with a knob or head d and another pin d is passed through the. top portion of the link device (1 and is provided at its upper end with a hook d, and at its lower end with a knob or head (i The hook (2 may be connected with the ceiling or a ceiling attachment 0 as shown in Fig. 1, and as thus supported the pin (1 is free to rotate in the link device d*, and when the burner a is ignited the hot gases of combustion will rapidly rotate the hell I). As thus constructed there is no pivotal point or attachment in direct connection with the bell b, and the heating of the hell does not interfere in any way with the rotation thereof by reason of the fact that the rotary point is located so far above the hell that it does not become heated.

I have also discovered that by making the bell in the manner described with the blades b depending from the peripheral portion thereof, the said bell will rotate rapidly and will not swing in a circle as is usually the case with rotary smoke bells, and the hot gases of combustion, including unconsumed particles of carbon are deflected and distributed by the bell, and said particles of carbon. will not be deposited on the ceiling.

In cases where ceilings are high and it is desired to use my improved smoke bell in connection with a chandelier, I employ the construction shown in Fig. 2, in which a telescopic arm 6 is connected with the hanger pipe 6 of a chandelier and the bell b is suspended from the arm a over a burner or burners e of the chandelier, and it will be apparent that my improved smoke bell may be supported in any desired manner over any kind or class of a burner, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

In practice, I prefer to employ a fine wire for the part d of the suspending device or devices, but a rod may be substituted for said wire if desired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A smoke bell comprising a disk the peripheral portion of which is provided on the bottom side thereof with a plurality of separate depending blades arranged entirely 1 within the perimeter of said disk and at right angles to the plane thereof and in a circle thereon and set at an acute angle to the periphery of said disk.

2. A smoke bell for a burner provided centrally with an attaching device which is secured thereto, a suspending device connected with said attaching device, and a suitably supported hanger with which said suspending device is rotatably connected.

3. A smoke bell comprising a disk the bottom side of which is provided at the perimeter thereof with a plurality of depending separate blades arranged at an acute angle to the outer edge portion thereof, said disk being provided centrally with an attaching device which is secured thereto, a suitably sup- 1 my invention I have signed my name in 20 presence of the subscribing witnesses this 19th day of August, 1908.

JOSEPH HILL. Witnesses:

A. R. APPLEMAN,

M. E. DooDY. 

